'''[[ALA Connect]]''': One of the resources you will need to use is ALA Connect. This will be especially likely for ALSC committees and workgroups with a designated workspace on ALA Connect.

'''[[ALA Connect]]''': One of the resources you will need to use is ALA Connect. This will be especially likely for ALSC committees and workgroups with a designated workspace on ALA Connect.

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[[Google Docs]]: documents, spreadsheets, presentations, forms, drawings, and tables. Google Docs works well for small groups and is one of the most commonly used tools for collaborating on documents and spreadsheets.

[[Google Docs]]: documents, spreadsheets, presentations, forms, drawings, and tables. Google Docs works well for small groups and is one of the most commonly used tools for collaborating on documents and spreadsheets.

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[[Slideshare]]

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[[Slideshare]] allows you to share presentations online and view others presentations as well. [http://www.prezi.com Prezi] is a fun and different way to create a presentation online, free for educational users, that allows for collaboration and is easy to share over the web.

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'''Project Management'''

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[http://stoodle.ck12.org/ Stoodle] is a whiteboard that allows your team to type, draw, and upload images at the same time. You can also chat and connect Stoodle to your computer's microphone and talk with your collaborators while sharing the whiteboard. Stoodle does not require you to create an account; you just click "launch a classroom," name your room, and share the URL assigned to your room.

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[http://www.toodledo.com/ Toodledo] allows you to create to-do lists, add notes to your tasks, organize tasks into folders, and prioritize tasks by date or importance. You can also invite collaborators to see your task list with a free account. To assign tasks to team members, you must upgrade to a paid account.

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'''Social bookmarking'''

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Social bookmarking sites can be used to share links within a group or with the public. Committees may find social bookmarking useful to track and share resources relevant to their work.

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Social bookmarking sites can be used to share links within a group or with the public. Committees may find social bookmarking useful to track and share resources relevant to their work. Popular social bookmarking sites include [https://delicious.com Delicious], [https://pinboard.in/ Pinboard] and [http://www.pinterest.com/ Pinterest]. [http://diigo.com/ Diigo] is another useful bookmarking tools that allows you to make lists for sharing, tag and categorize items, make slideshows from your bookmarks, and even save your favorite tweets.

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'''Wikis'''

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Wikis work well if you want to develop content that anyone can edit (or anyone within a defined group, if desired), and if you want to share that content with a large audience. Keep in mind that much of what you can do on a wiki can also be done on [http://connect.ala.org/ ALA Connect].

Wikis work well if you want to develop content that anyone can edit (or anyone within a defined group, if desired), and if you want to share that content with a large audience. Keep in mind that much of what you can do on a wiki can also be done on [http://connect.ala.org/ ALA Connect].

A free and easy to use wiki site is [https://www.pbworks.com PBworks].

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Tools for sharing work with others.

ALA Connect: One of the resources you will need to use is ALA Connect. This will be especially likely for ALSC committees and workgroups with a designated workspace on ALA Connect.

Document sharing

Google Docs: documents, spreadsheets, presentations, forms, drawings, and tables. Google Docs works well for small groups and is one of the most commonly used tools for collaborating on documents and spreadsheets.

Presentation sharing

Slideshare allows you to share presentations online and view others presentations as well. Prezi is a fun and different way to create a presentation online, free for educational users, that allows for collaboration and is easy to share over the web.

Project Management

Stoodle is a whiteboard that allows your team to type, draw, and upload images at the same time. You can also chat and connect Stoodle to your computer's microphone and talk with your collaborators while sharing the whiteboard. Stoodle does not require you to create an account; you just click "launch a classroom," name your room, and share the URL assigned to your room.

Toodledo allows you to create to-do lists, add notes to your tasks, organize tasks into folders, and prioritize tasks by date or importance. You can also invite collaborators to see your task list with a free account. To assign tasks to team members, you must upgrade to a paid account.

Social bookmarking

Social bookmarking sites can be used to share links within a group or with the public. Committees may find social bookmarking useful to track and share resources relevant to their work. Popular social bookmarking sites include Delicious, Pinboard and Pinterest. Diigo is another useful bookmarking tools that allows you to make lists for sharing, tag and categorize items, make slideshows from your bookmarks, and even save your favorite tweets.

Wikis

Wikis work well if you want to develop content that anyone can edit (or anyone within a defined group, if desired), and if you want to share that content with a large audience. Keep in mind that much of what you can do on a wiki can also be done on ALA Connect.